Sunday, March 20 - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Robert A. F. Thurman

Ritual in Contemplation: Text and Tools in Tantric Buddhism
Rugs and Ritual in Tibetan Buddhism
The imagery of Tibetan tantric rugs is potent and often shocking to those unfamiliar with the meanings of Buddhist art. Learn about the rituals, rites, and texts involved in the quest for spiritual detachment from the corporal body.
3:00 Ritual in Contemplation:
Text and Tools in Tantric Buddhism
Introduced by John Guy, Curator of South and Southeast
Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
All programs are in The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium and are free with Museum admission. Assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.
This lecture is made possible by the generous support of Jeff Soref and Paul Lombardi, Jeff Soref Fund of the Stonewall Community Foundation.
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Robert A. F. Thurman is Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Department of Religion, Columbia University.
